The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

[scoolbubba]

Scoolbubba will be glad to be able to explain, at length, the tactical and administrative implications of "REIN," and what that brings to the table and offers the operational commander... once he gets his JPME, his lobotomy, and gets assimilated into hingedom


Edit- sorry, man, I don't even know you in real life, but this was too much fun to resist... besides, I gave you a +1 to make up for it.

Don't you put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby!

 

[Harrier Dude]

Harrier dudes will be glad to know they have now been assimilated into a Plopter squadron.

Just getting screwed over about a hundred knots faster, I would guess.

 

[KBayDog]

It's the first stage of the ploppters evil plan to dominate the Marines.

Too late. The hostile takeover is nearly complete.

The only thing the plopters will dominate (besides officer assignments, career progression, and media coverage) is the number of red arrows on the board in Maintenance control.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Final Endeavour
NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, carrying space shuttle Endeavour, departed Edwards Air Force Base at 8:17 a.m. on Sep. 21, 2012, to begin a four-and-a-half hour flyover of northern California and the Los Angeles basin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jet Fabara)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

From the web.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

 

[jmcquate]

From the web.

Is the BUFF dropping JDAMS on bad guys?

 

[Phantom309]

Took this friday morning while pre flighting my airchine for the morning go

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

9/23/2012 By Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl
24th MEU
An MV-22B Osprey and AV-8B Harriers, both with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly in formation after conducting aerial refueling training operations, Sept 23. The training consisted of MV-22B Ospreys and AV-8B Harriers conducting aerial refueling with the 24th MEU's KC-130J Hercules aircraft to practice the skills needed for long-range flight operations. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force for U.S. Central Command in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Smoke Trails
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, demonstrate choreographed flight skills in F/A-18 aircraft during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2012. Thousands of visitors flocked to the air show, Sept. 29 and 30, to witness stunning performances by the Blue Angels and a variety of other military and civilian aircraft. Service members enjoyed a military appreciation day during the event’s Sept. 28 rehearsal. The free event was open to the public and celebrated the centennial of Marine Corps aviation.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)

 

[Phantom309]

Found this one tonight also..This paint job is awesome

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

A wall of fire erupts behind a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft with the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Airshow at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Sept. 28, 2012. (DoD photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

 

[707guy]

^^"Now that's a fire...."

 

[flaps]

found some FAC photos from 1970.

with the 1st marines about 12 miles west of danang (ch 77 as i recall).
the recon weenies found 12 1/2 dead gooks and a 61 mm mortar site.

 

[Flugelman]

found some FAC photos from 1970.
with the 1st marines about 12 miles west of danang (ch 77 as i recall).
the recon weenies found 12 1/2 dead gooks and a 61 mm mortar site.

OK, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that you could probably count that as 13, unless they revived the other half...

Great pictures, btw, and good work.
Looks like the F4 is in burner already. Must be a "Get the eff outta Dodge " type manuever.